Tag: Joseph Lawler

The three candidates for Indiana's open U.S. Senate seat, from left, Libertarian Lucy Brenton, Democrat Evan Bayh and Republican Todd Young participate in debate in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. The Indiana campaign has become a key national race as Democrats try to capture the seat now held by retiring Republican Sen. Dan Coats and overturn the GOP's narrow Senate majority. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, Pool)

Chamber of Commerce launches seven-figure ad buy against Bayh

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2016 4:45 am

Allowing bailed-out mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to keep some profits and build capital would reduce the risk of a bailout but cost taxpayers, a government budget agency concluded Thursday. (AP Photo)

Budget office: Letting Fannie, Freddie raise capital would reduce bailout risk

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 8:58 pm

Elizabeth Warren said former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf's retirement was "appropriate," but that they would have problems if Stumpf received a large compensation package or if his successor was connected to the creation of millions of unwanted accounts for customers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Elizabeth Warren isn’t done with Wells Fargo

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 3:15 pm

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported Thursday that just 7 percent of households were unbanked in 2015, down from 7.7 percent in 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Share of households without a bank account falls to lowest level on record

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 2:52 pm

Kanockwa Horton, left, from Stone Mountain and Jacqueline Merritt, from Atlanta are first in line at the Airport Community Job Fair, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Atlanta. Hundreds of applicants were in line before the 10 a.m. opening. (Bob Andres/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Jobless claims rise more than expected to 260,000

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 12:31 pm

Trump, Clinton rule out Social Security ‘grand bargain’

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 3:35 am

Trump, Clinton dodge debt reduction questions

Trump, Clinton dodge debt reduction questions

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2016 3:08 am

"If there is some international Kabbalah group, once again I'm left out of the party," said Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Goldman Sachs CEO responds to Trump: Not part of ‘international Kabbalah group’

Joseph Lawler · October 19, 2016 9:01 pm

Trump is favored on only one issue in third debate

Trump is favored on only one issue in third debate

Joseph Lawler · October 19, 2016 4:43 pm

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said their tax-and-spending plans wouldn't add to the debt any faster than projected. (Rick T. Wilking/Pool via AP)

Clinton and Trump will debate debt Wednesday, but neither has a plan

Joseph Lawler · October 19, 2016 4:01 am

The Democratic presidential candidate has made a point of finding offsets for new programs, pledging last week that she would not add a "penny" to the rising national debt. (AP Photo)

Clinton’s big tax hikes not enough to match spending

Joseph Lawler · October 18, 2016 5:00 pm

Social Security recipients will see a 0.3 percent cost of living increase in their benefits for 2017, the Social Security Administration announced.

Social Security recipients getting a 0.3 percent increase

Joseph Lawler · October 18, 2016 2:59 pm